Shonen Knife is an all-female Japanese pop punk rock band formed in Osaka in 1981. Their sound is influenced by 1970s punk rock and new wave bands such as The Ramones and Buzzcocks.
They have been active for soon 33 years and for 2014 they will do their 1000th concert and release their 20th album “Overdrive”.

“When I finally got to see them live, I was transformed into a hysterical nine-year-old girl at a Beatles concert.” – Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)